■^r^TES o^ *^' Effect of Gas Supersaturated Columbia River Water on the Survival of Juvenile Chinook and Coho Salnnon THEODORE H. BLAHM, ROBERT J. McCONNELL, and GEORGE R. SNYDER SEATTLE WA April 1975 noaa NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA TECHNICAL REPORTS National Marine Fisheries Service, Special Scientific Report— Fisheries Series The major responsibilities of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFSt are to monitor and assess the abundance and ge<^r8phic distribution of fishery resources, to understand and predict fluctuations in the quantity and distribution of these resources, and to establish levels for optimum use of the resources. 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No reference shall be made to NMFS, or to this publication furnished by NMFS, in any advertising or sales pro- motion which would indicate or imply that NMFS approves, recommends or endorses any proprietary product or proprietary material mentioned herein, or which has as its purpose an intent to cause directly or indirectly the advertised product to be used or purchased because of this NMFS publication. CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Methods 1 Test facility 1 Test fish and fish-holding procedures prior to experiment 2 Test tanks and fish-holding procedures during experiment 2 Procedures to determine water quality 3 Relation between Columbia River water and water in test tanks 3 Mortality and incidence of symptoms of gas-bubble disease 5 Mortality and symptoms in relation to type of tank 5 Mortality and symptoms in relation to species and size of fish 7 Effect of water depth on fish survival 8 Acknowledgement 8 Literature cited 8 Figures 1. Location of study area and National Marine Fisheries Service facility on the Columbia River near Prescott, Oreg 2 2. Schematic diagram of holding tanks and water supply system 2 3. View of gas equilibration device used to reduce concentration of gas in river water to about 100% of saturation 3 4. Examples of external symptoms of gas-bubble disease as noted throughout the experiment. 4 5. Nitrogen concentrations and accumulative mortality of fish in deep test tank (river water, tank 2.5 m deep) during test 6 6. Nitrogen concentrations and accumulative mortality of fish in shallow test tank (river water, tank 1 m deep) during test 7 7. Fitted regression lines for average body length of samples (20 fish each) of juvenile coho and chinook salmon during test 7 8. Calculated regression lines of average body length of samples of live fish (20 fish each) as compared to average size of dead fish taken daily from shallow test tank during test. ... 8 Tables 1. Number of daily water samples analyzed from the river and each holding tank during the test period 5 2. Concentration (percentage saturation) of dissolved nitrogen gas in the Columbia River and deep test tank, from samples taken every 4 h during a 24-h period, 14-15 June 1972. ... 5 3. Maximum and average difference from river values of water quality data monitored in each holding tank 5 4. Incidence (percentage) of symptoms of gas-bubble disease on samples (20 fish each) taken from the holding tanks on the dates indicated 6 5. Number of dead fish and percentage with symptoms of gas-bubble disease in each holding tank 7 Appendix Tables 1. Daily mortality of fish and water quality in deep test tank (river water, tank 2.5 m deep) throughout test 10 2. Daily mortality of fish and water quality in shallow test tank (river water, tank 1 m deep) throughout test 13 3. Daily mortality of fish and water quality in control tank (nitrogen gas about 100% of satura- tion, tank 1 m deep) 16 4. Water quality data monitored in Columbia River throughout test 19 ui Effect of Gas Supersaturated Columbia River Water on the Survival of Juvenile Chinook and Coho Salmon THEODORE H. BLAHM, ROBERT J. McCONNELL, and GEORGE R. SNYDER' ABSTRACT The deleterious effect of high concentrations of dissolved gas on valuable stocks of Columbia River salmon and trout has led pollution control agencies in the Pacific Northwest to consider establishing standards for the amount of dissolved gas in the water. Research has been done with salmonids to define the criteria upon which such standards should be based, but the majority of these studies were carried out in shallow tanks (less than 1 m deep) where super- saturated concentrations of gas had been artificially induced. This report discusses tests that were performed at a field laboratory on the Columbia River. Juvenile chinook, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, and coho, O. kisutch, salmon were tested in deep and shallow tanks with river water reflecting the prevailing (and fluctuating) concentrations of dissolved gases. Results in- dicated that the water depth in a deep (3 m) test tank enhanced the survival of test fish com- pared to shallow tanks ( -= 1 m). These tests support the hypothesis that test conditions in tanks 1 m deep are not representative of all river conditions that directly relate to mortality of juvenile salmon and trout in the Columbia River. INTRODUCTION Early in 1972, Washington and Idaho set water quality standards for maximum permissible levels of dissolved elemental nitrogen at 110% of saturation for the Columbia and Snake rivers; Oregon adopted 105% as the maximum allowable. These preliminary stan- dards were established without the benefit of ade- quate biological information concerning the effects on fish of dissolved nitrogen in combination with other dissolved gases, water temperature, exposure time, and swim depths. The Nitrogen Task Force (which consists of, and is open to, Federal and State fisheries and water quality agencies and to public and private power companies) of the Columbia River Fisheries Engineering Research Technical Advisory Committee recommended studies that would provide information on the gas supersaturation problem, its effects, and its possible control. Although final approval of State standards for saturation levels (which has not been done to date) is the responsibility of the Federal En- vironmental Protection Agency (EPA), many water- use agencies have an interest in the development of research programs that will provide data for use in the final EPA evaluation. Concentration of gas in the Columbia River at Prescott, Oreg., and throughout the entire length of the river's estuary is dependent upon the amount of water being released over the spillways of the upriver dams. Ebel (1969) reported supersaturated concen- trations at estuarine sampling stations during periods when spillrace flows were "high" at Bonneville Dam. High concentrations in the upper estuary are signifi- cant because valuable stocks of migrating Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus sp., and steelhead trout, Salmo gairdneri, must pass through this area and supersaturated concentrations sometimes cause gas- bubble disease in salmon and trout. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated and completed a cooperative research study during 1972 which was designed to provide information on the gas supersaturation problem and its solution. The specific purpose of this research was to estimate the mortality of ocean-bound juvenile chinook, 0. tshawytscha, and coho, 0. kisutch, salmon exposed to combinations of nitrogen supersaturation and water temperature that prevail in the Columbia River during the spring freshet period when heavy spilling occurs at dams. The work reported herein was performed under con- tract number DAGW57-72-F0471, dated 4 April 1972, between the Corps of Engineers and NMFS. This report describes the results of that research study. METHODS Test Facility 'Northwest Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA 98112. The field station at which the tests were conducted has been described in detail by Snyder et al. (1971). The test facilities are housed on two 33.5 X 10.5 m covered barges which are moored in the estuary at Prescott, Oreg., on the Columbia River approximately 117 km (75 miles) downstream from Bonneville Dam (Fig. 1). To simulate water quality conditions of the Columbia River, water is pumped directly from the river through the control and test tanks. Test Fish and Fish-Holding Procedures Prior to Experiment Two species of test fish were used — coho and Chinook salmon, all juveniles. The coho salmon were obtained from the Washington State Department of Fisheries hatchery on the upper Kalama River; the chinook salmon were obtained from Little White Salmon Hatchery, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, near Carson, Wash. When they were taken to the test facility, the coho salmon averaged 20 g in weight and 127 mm in length; the chinook salmon averaged 2.3 g in weight and 59 mm in length. The fish were transported to the facility (in a l,5(X)-liter hauling tank) in hatchery water maintained at the same temperature as in the hatchery (10°C); holding water temperature at the facility was 1°C lower than the hatchery water temperature. The fish were held in Columbia River water with a gas content of about IW'c of saturation for approximately 10 days prior to the beginning of the test. Because of mechanical failure, the test in the deep tank was started 10 days subsequent to the other tests. Test Tanks and Fish-Holding Procedures During Experiment Three 1.8-m (6-foot) diameter redwood tanks were used for fish holding — a deep test tank, a shallow test tank, and a control tank. The deep test tank was supplied with water at a Figure 1.— Location of study area and National Marine Fish- eries Service facility on the Columbia River near Prescott, Oreg. flow rate of 75 liters/min; total capacity of the tank was 6,400 liters. Water depth was maintained at 2.5 m (8 feet). It was stocked (at beginning of test) with 950 subyearling chinook and 500 yearling coho salmon. The shallow test tank was supplied with water at a flow rate of 75 liters/min; total capacity of the tank was 2,800 liters. Water depth was maintained at 1 m (3 feet). It was stocked (at beginning of test) with 505 subyearling chinook and 297 yearling coho salmon. River Wat«r CAS EQUIUBRATOB 1.2 nMters rattt l.z nettrs Ufk Figure 2.— Schematic diagrmta of boldiiig tank* and water supply system. 2 Adjustable weir " I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I r I I ITTTT Polyethylene porous plate Compressed a ir Figure 3.— View of gas equilibration device used to reduce con- centration of gas in river water to about 100% of saturation. Water flowing to the tank from perforated pipe is passed over a 46- by 46-cm porous plate, 0.635 cm thick. Compressed air is forced up through the plate and into the flowing water. The quantity of water that can be effectively equilibrated is deter- mined by depth of the water over the plate. The control tank was supplied with water at a flow rate of approximately 26 liters/min. Total capacity of the tank was 2,800 liters. Water depth was main- tained at 1 m. It was stocked with 450 subyearling Chinook and 290 yearling coho salmon. All tanks were supplied with Columbia River water by a single pump (Fig. 2). The water flow remained constant in each tank throughout the test. Gas content of the water varied between the control and test tanks. Gas content of water fed to the control tank was lowered to about 100% of saturation by for- cing air through a gas equilibration device — a porous plate over which the supply water flowed to the tank (Fig. 3). The water in the control tank was then supplied with supplemental oxygen to increase its ox- ygen content to about the same concentration as in the river. Oxygen replenishing was not required in the test tanks. Unaltered Columbia River water was used, and oxygen depletion due to biological demand was not a problem because of the high rate of water flow (75 liters/min) in the tanks. The holding tanks were lined with partitioned nets that could be drawn to the water surface to check fish mortality. Daily mortality records were maintained throughout the test. Death criterion was cessation of opercular (gill) movement. Size of dead fish and in- cidence of gas-bubble disease symptoms were record- ed. Examples of the external symptoms referred to in this report are shown in Figure 4, e.g., bubbles on the body, fins, lateral line, and in the mouth, in addition to protruding eyes. Besides daily observations, samples of 20 live fish were taken weekly from each tank and examined for external symptoms, after which the fish were returned to the holding tank. Procedures to Determine Water Quality Water quality samples were taken daily from the Columbia River and intermittently from the control and test tanks. Figure 2 shows the sampling area within the tanks. All samples were taken at the sur- face and are reported as surface values. Following is an outline of data monitored, method of analysis, and units that the data are reported in. 1. Dissolved oxygen — Winkler method (Welsh 1948) and gas chromatograph — mg/liter. 2. Nitrogen gas — van Slyke and gas chromatograph (Swinnerton et al. 1962)— ml/liter. 3. Carbon dioxide — Titrimetric phenolphthalein method (American Public Health Association 1971)— ppm. 4. pH — Expanded scale pH meter— pH units. 5. Turbidity — Hach turbidimeter — Jackson Tur- bidity Units, JTU. 6. Conductivity meter — micromhos per centimeter, u mho/cm. 7. Water temperature — Daily continuous record from thermograph in Columbia River in addition to standard laboratory thermometer for river and test tanks — degrees centigrade, °C. A summary of the number of days that an analysis was made for each type of water quality datum is given in Table 1. A review of similar data from tests in 1971 showed that daily samples would not be required from the tanks if samples were taken daily from the river. These same tests also showed that only one sample per day was needed to monitor the water con- ditions in the river and tanks. To demonstrate this point, particularly with regard to nitrogen concen- trations, we collected samples every 4 h from the Columbia River and the deep test tank for the 24-h period ending 15 June 1972. The results are compiled in Table 2. Although the concentration of nitrogen in the test tank was consistantly lower than in the river, the average difference was only 1.3 percentage points (relative accuracy of the analysis technique is ap- proximately 2%). RELATION BETWEEN COLUMBIA RIVER WATER AND WATER IN TEST TANKS The monitored physical and chemical water A. On lateral line and body. B. Protruding eyes. C. On head and operculum. Figure 4.— Examples of external symptoms of gas-bubble disease as noted throughout the experiment. conditions that prevailed in the Columbia River dur- ing the test period were closely reflected in the test tanks. However, variations did occur in river water quality conditions and the control tank. A summary of the maximum average differences throughout the test in water quality data between the river and the holding tanks is given in Table 3; comprehensive data can be found in Appendix Tables 1 through 4. In this report nitrogen gas saturation is discussed with more detail than other types of quality parameters because it was used as the index to which fish mortality was related. Control tank. — In this tank the concentration of nitrogen gas was near 100% of saturation; however, on one occasion during the test period 109% of saturation was recorded. Of the 61 daily samples taken, 52 (85%) fell between 97 and 106% of saturation. BUBBLE D. In mouth. Table 1. — Number of daily water samples analyzed from the river and each holding tank during the test period. Number of daily samples analyzed Deep Shallow Control Type of data River tank tank tank Nitrogen 82 48 46 61 Oxygen 82 52 50 69 Carbon dioxide 44 28 30 35 pH 69 54 55 61 Turbidity 58 49 50 49 Conductivity 63 55 53 56 Water temperature 82 54 55 70 Table 2. — Concentration (percentage saturation) of dissolved nitrogen gas in the Columbia River and deep test tank, from samples taken every 4 h during a 24-h period, 14-15 June 1972. Difference in con- Time of Nitrogen concentration centration be- tween river day River Deep tank and tank 0800 125.6 124.9 -0.7 1200 125.6 125.3 -0.3 1600 127.5 126.4 -1.1 2000 126.8 124.2 -2.6 2400 125.8 125.0 -0.8 0400 127.2 126.8 -0.4 0800 127.7 124.4 Average difference -3.3 -1.3 Table 3. — Maximum and average difference from river values of water quality data monitored in each holding tank. Deep tank' Shallow tank' Control tank^ Type of data Maximum Average Maximum Average Maximum Average Nitrogen (% points) 4.4 1.4 4.0 n.4 _ _ Oxygen (% points) 10.0 5.1 7.5 3.3 40.8 11.5 Carbon dioxide (ppm) 1.9 0.2 0.6 0.1 2.8 0.7 pH 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.2 Turbidity (JTU) 4.0 1.0 14.0 2.5 14.0 2.0 Conductivity (pmho/cm) 10.0 2.5 13.0 3.2 20.0 6.0 Water temperature (°C) 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.2 'Tank supplied with unaltered Columbia River water. Tank supplied with Columbia River water; nitrogen gas content of water had been reduced to about lOO^c of saturation. "This is within the sampling and analysis error. Oxygen concentrations were quite erratic, on a day to day basis, ranging from 65 to 132% of saturation. A combination of factors affected gas content of water in the control tank; the water flow had to be reduced to 26 liters/min to avoid exceeding the capacity of the gas equilibration device. Moreover, control of the air supply to the device required constant monitoring, which we were not able to do. Supplemental oxygen was added to the water in the control tank to increase its oxygen content to about the same level (after biological demand) as in the river. It is obvious that this was not accomplished. The addition of supplemental oxygen into the tank probably caused lower concentrations (below 100%) of saturation of nitrogen by "stripping." More efficient methods of manipulating gas content are required if very precise concentrations of gas are needed. Even though there is disparity in gas levels in the control tank, it did not seem to cause erratic behavior or unexplained mor- tality of test fish. Slight variations between river and control tank water do occur in data other than oxygen and nitrogen (Appendix Tables 3 and 4), however, all remained in acceptable biological ranges throughout the test period. Test tanks. — In the two test tanks which were to reflect the prevailing Columbia River conditions (as outlined previously), there were only slight variations between the river and the tanks in water quality data (Table 3 and Appendix Tables 1, 2, 4). The concentrations of nitrogen gas in tanks 1 and 2 averaged 1.4 percentage points lower than in river water; this is within the 2% sampling and analysis error inherent in the gas analysis techniques. MORTALITY AND INCIDENCE OF SYMPTOMS OF GAS- BUBBLE DISEASE Mortality and Symptoms in Relation to Type of Tank The total mortality and incidence of the gas-bubble disease symptoms that were recorded throughout the test varied from tank to tank. Control tank. — Total mortality of chinook and coho salmon in the control tank was 2.2 and 4.1%, respectively, during the 72 days of the test period (3 April to 13 June). These mortalities are not more than would normally be expected from the effects of con- fining and holding a population of fish for 72 days. Ex- ternal symptoms of gas-bubble disease did not develop on the fish nor were symptoms found on any of the fish that died. Mortality data by date for tank 3 are compiled in Appendix Table 3. Deep tank. — Mortalities of chinook and coho salmon in the deep tank were 8.7 and 4.2%, respec- tively, during the 72-day test period (13 April to 23 June). Mortality by date is shown in Figure 5 and Appendix Table 1. The first dead fish in this tank with external symptoms of gas-bubble disease was a chinook salmon that died on 8 June. On 10 June two coho salmon died, one of which showed symptoms. Prior to this, nine fish had died in this tank, none of which showed external symptoms. Beginning on 26 May, nitrogen concentrations (at the surface) in the deep tank remained above 120% until the end of the test. It was during this time that external symptoms of gas-bubble disease first became evident on the fish in this tank (Table 4). Nitrogen concentrations at the surface of 120% and 130% cor- respond to 100% of saturation at 2.13-m (7-foot) and 3-m (10-foot) depths, respectively; they also corres- pond to 110% of saturation at 1-m (3-foot) and 2-m (6- foot) depths, respectively. 25 - 10"- i MO z Accumulative % mortality _l tJ_ CalTo 5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 APRIL MAY JUNE Figure 5.— Nitrogen concentrations and accumulative mortal- ity offish in deep test tank (river water, tank 2.5 m deep) during test. Shallow tank. — Mortalities of chinook and coho salmon in the shallow test tank were 98.2 and 80.1% respectively. Mortality by date is shown in Figure 6 and Appendix Table 2. The first mortality in the chinook salmon group occurred 5 days after the test began on 3 April. In the coho salmon, the first mortali- ty occurred on test day 8. Until that date, the concen- trations of nitrogen gas in the river and the shallow tank had been below 113% of saturation. Fifty percent mortality was recorded by test day 50 for the chinook Table 4. — Incidence (percentage) of symptoms of gas-bubble disease on samples (20 fish each) taken from the holding tanks on the dates Indicated. Included for comparison is the accumulative mortality (percentage) from the shallow test tank. Deep tank' Shallow tank' Control tank= Chinook with Coho with Chinook Coho Chinook with Coho Ace. Ace. with Date symptoms symptoms Symptoms mort. Symptoms mort. symptoms symptoms April 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 — — 7 0 53 0 0 0 7 — — 0 0 70 0 0 0 10 — — 25 0.6 60 0 0 0 12 — — 40 4.5 90 0.3 0 0 19 0 0 30 10.9 90 0.3 0 0 26 0 0 20 20.6 30 0.7 0 0 May 3 0 0 0 24.3 0 1.0 0 0 10 0 0 0 26.0 0 2.4 0 0 18 0 0 45 44.0 70 4.7 0 0 24 0 0 45 55.0 90 6.7 0 0 . 31 0 0 65 78.0 100 23.5 0 0 June? 40 20 65 92.8 100 44.8 0 0 14 45 40 — — — — — — 21 65 55 — — — — — — 'Tank supplied with unaltered Columbia River water. ^ank supplied with Columbia River water; nitrogen gas content of water had been reduced to about 1009 of saturation. 6 % mortal II y /^ — Coho 5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 APRIL MAY JUNE Figure 6. — Nitrogen concentrations and accumulative mortal- ity of fish in shallow test tank (river water, tank 1 m deep) during test. Table 5.— Number of dead fish and percentage with symptoms of gas-bubble disease in each holding tank. Chinook Coho Holding tank Dead fish Total with symp- dead toms (%) Dead fish Total with symp- dead toms (%) 1 84 80 20 50 2 493 79 238 96 3 11 0 46 0 salmon and day 67 for the coho salmon. In this tank, 79% of the Chinook salmon and 96% of the coho salmon that died had definite external symptoms of gas-bubble disease (Table 5). Weekly checks for gas-bubble disease (Table 4) showed that from 25 April through 2 May, symptoms completely disappeared on the test fish. It was during this period that nitrogen concentrations in the river at Prescott were decreased by the closure of spillway gates at the dams (the spill closure was planned to aid downstream migrating juvenile salmon and trout released from hatcheries). Mortality and Symptoms in Relation to Species and Size of Fish There were differences in rate of mortality and incidence of disease symptoms between the two species of test fish. The chinook salmon were the first to show external symptoms, although to a lesser degree of severity than the coho salmon. However, the chinook salmon were the first to begin dying — a trend which persisted throughout the test (Figs. 5, 6). For example, in the shallow tank, 50% accumulative mor- tality was recorded for chinook salmon on test day 50, whereas 50% accumulative mortality of coho salmon occurred on test day 67. The coho salmon showed a higher incidence of symptoms of gas-bubble disease but seemed to withstand the effects of the disease longer than did the chinook salmon. A slight increase in length of fish was recorded throughout the test period (Fig. 7); the trend is more DEEP TANK CONTROL TANK 150- E E I 125 l- (9 Z |»j 100 UJ S 75 <£ Ui 25 Coho April May April May Figure 7. — Fitted regression lines for average body length of samples (20 fish each) of juvenile coho and chinook salmon during test. SHALLOW TANK 150- E X o 125 Coho OOP 100- tu o Qc 75- > " 50- 25'^ April May 6 150 \- E X I- 125 100 - UJ IS t 75 111 > < 50 25 Coho ° — live fish • — deod fish C hinook April May June Figure 8. — Calculated regression lines of average body length of samples of live fish (20 fish each) as compared to average size of dead fish taken daily from shallow test tank during test. pronounced in the chinook salmon populations. Each point on the graphs represents the average length of a sample of 20 fish that were examined for gas bubble symptoms during the test. The growth rate (length) is not as great as might be expected in hatchery reared populations. In the shallow tank, where the greatest mortality occurred, it appears as though the smaller fish, in each species, were the ones that succumbed (Fig. 8). These are observations of general trends that might be representative of these tests only. EFFECT OF WATER DEPTH ON FISH SURVIVAL Comparing the accumulative mortality in the deep (Fig. 5) and shallow tanks (Fig. 6), it is obvious that the added depth of water in the deep tank did enhance the survival of test fish. These data suggest that the extent of mortality that occurred in the shallow tank was possibly greater than that which would occur in the river under the existing cir- cumstances; however, this condition is not represen- tative inasmuch as the young fish in the river are not restricted to such shallow confinement. Neither should we assume that the relatively "low" mortality experienced in the deep tank represents all river con- ditions that relate to mortality; for example, the fish in our holding tanks were not subject to predation. Although, one can argue, predators may also have been affected by high concentrations of dissolved gas. If dissolved nitrogen (at Prescott) had been con- sistently above 130% of saturation, it is quite probable that additional mortality would have occurred in the deep tank. For example, Ebel (1971) showed that a group of juvenile chinook salmon (of hatchery origin) held in a cage for 7 days (in the Columbia River), in which the fish could range from surface to 4.5 m, had a mortality of 68%. Nitrogen concentrations during his test ranged from 127 to 132%. To make more meaningful extrapolations from test results, we need to know at what depths the majority of the fish in the river are found, both resident and migrating species. From work that has been done on vertical distribution of seaward migrants, most investigators (Mains and Smith 1964, Smith et al. 1968, Monan et al. 1969) agree that the largest percentage of juvenile salmon and trout can be found in the top 5 m of water; this tends to support the hypothesis that results of tests done in less than 1 m of water are not representative of the populations of juvenile salmon and trout in the river. There are other factors that may affect the depth patterns of fishes, e.g., spawning behavior, light intensity, water temperature, and turbidity. These items should be examined in the future. The test out- lined in this report should by no means be considered conclusive, but results indicate that there should be more biological data made available to State and Federal regulatory agencies prior to establishment of permanent water quality standards relating to gas saturation in the Columbia River and its tributaries. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The National Marine Fisheries Service appreciates the close liaison and cooperative attitude that prevail- ed between NMFS and the Corps of Engineers during this study. Technical representative for the Corps of Engineers was Peter B. Boyer, Chief, Water Quality Section, North Pacific Division. The technical reviews, outlines, and suggestions of the Corps's representative and his associates materially aided the successful completion of our work as did the expertise of Lawrence Davis and Maurice Laird, both technicians with NMFS at the Prescott, Oreg., facili- ty. LITERATURE CITED AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. 1971. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. 13th ed. Am. Public Health Assoc, Wash., D.C., 874 p. EBEL, W. J. 1969. Supersaturation of nitrogen in the Columbia River and its effect on salmon and steelhead trout. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv., Fish. Bull. 68:1-11. 1971. 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Weight loss of pond-raised rhannet catOsh {Ictalurus punctatus) duriiiK holdinK in proce»sin{i plant vats. By Donald C. Greenland and Robert L, Gill. December 1971. lii + 7 pp.. 3 fiKs.. 2 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. Washinjjton. D.C. 20402. 649. Distribution of forage of skipjack tuna (Euthynnus pelamts) in the eastern tropical Pacific By Maurice Blackburn and Michael Laur«. January 1972. iii + 16 pp.. 7 fifja.. 3 tables For sale bv the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washinifton. D.C". 20402. 650. Effects of some antioxidants and EDTA on the development of rancidity in Spanish mackerel [ Scorn beromorus maculatus) during frozen storage. By Robert N, Farragut. Februan,' 1972, iv + 12 pp., 6 figs.. 12 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. D.C. 20402. 651. The effect of premorlem stress, holding temperatures, and freezing on the biochemistry and quality of skipjack tuna. By Ladell Crawford. April 1972, iii + 23 pp.. 3 figs.. 4 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. DC. 20402. 653. The use of electricity in conjunction with a 12.5-meter {Headrope) Gulf-of-Mexico shrimp trawl in Lake Michigan. By James E. Ellis. March 1972. iv + 10 pp., 11 figs.. 4 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington. DC. 20402. 654. An electric detector system for recovering internally tagged menhaden, genus Brevoortta. By R. O. Parker. Jr. February 1972. iii + 7 pp., 3 figs.. 1 appendix table. For sate bv the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 20402 655. Immobilization of fingerling salmon and trout by decompression. By Doyle F. Sutherland. March 1972, iii + 7 pp.. 3 figs.. 2 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington. D.C. 20402. 662. Seasonal distribution of tunas and billfishes in the Atlantic. By John P. Wise and CharlesW. Davis. January 1973. iv + 24 pp., 13 figs. 4 ubles. For sale by the Superinten- dent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. DC. 20402. 663. Fish larvae collected from the northeastern Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound during April and May 1967 By Kenneth D. Waldron December 1972. iii + 16 pp.. 2 figs , I table, 4 appendix tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documenu. U.S. Government Print- ing Office. Washington. D.C. 20402. 664. Tagging and tag-recovery experiments with Atlantic menhaden, BrevoortU2 tyran- nus. By Richard L. Kroger and Robert L Dryfoos. December 1972. iv + 11 pp.. 4 figs,. 12 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documenu. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 20402. 665. Larval fish survey of Humbolt Bay. California, By Maxwell B. Eldndge and Charles F. Bryan. December 1972, iii + 8 pp., 8 figs.. I table. For sale by the Supenntendent of Documenu, U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 20402. 666. Distribution and relative abundance of fishes in Newport River, North Carolina. By William R. Turner and George N. Johnson. September 1973, iv + 23 pp., 1 fig,. 13 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of Documenu. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. D.C, 20402. 667. An analysis of the commercial lobster {Homarus americanus) fishery along the coast of Maine. August 1966 through December 1970. By James C. Thomas. June 1973, v -f 57 pp.. 18 figs.. 11 tables. For sale by the Superintendent of DocumenU. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. D.C. 20402. 668. An annotated bibliography of the cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum). By Fredric M. Serchuk and David W. Frame. May 1973, ii + 43 pp. For sale by the Superintendent of Documenu, U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. DC. 20402. 656. The calico scallop. Argopecten gibbus. By Donald M. Allen and T. J. Costello. May 1972. iii + 19 pp.. 9 figs.. 1 table. For sale by the Superintendent of DocumenU. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. D.C. 20402. 669. Subpoint prediction for direct readout meteorological satellites. By L. E. Eber. August 1973. iii + 7 pp., 2 figs.. 1 table. For sale by the Superintendent of DocumenU. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 20402. 657, Making fi.sh protein concentrates by enzymatic hydrolysis. A status report on research and some processes and product* studied by NMFS. By Malcolm B. Hale. November 1972. v + 32 pp.. 15 figs.. 17 tables. 1 appendix table. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. DC. 20402. 658. List of fishes of Alaska and adjacent waters with a guide to some of their literature. By Jay C Quasi and Elizabeth L. Hall. July 1972, iv + 47 pp. For sale by the Superinten- dent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 670. Unharvested fishes in the U.S. commercial fishery of western Lake Erie in 1%9. By Harry D. Van Meter. July 1973, iii -f 11 pp., 6 figs., 6 tables. For sale by the Superinten- dent of DocumenU, U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 20402. 671. Coastal upwelHng indices, west coast of North America, 1946-71. By Andrew Bakun. June 1973. iv + 103 pp., 6 figs., 3 tables, 45 appendix figs. For sale by the Superintendent of DocumenU. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. D.C. 20402. 659. The Southeast Fisheries Center bionumeric code. Part I: Fishes. By Harvey R. Bullis, Jr.. Richard B, Roe. and Judith C. Gatlin. July 1972. xl + 95 pp.. 2 figs. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington. D.C. 20402. 672. Seasonal occurrence of young Gulf menhaden and other fishes in a northwestern Florida estuary. By Marlin E. Tagatz and E. Peter H. Wilkins. August 1973. iii + 14 pp.. 1 fig., 4 tables. Forsaleby the Superintendent of DocumenU, U.S. Government Printing Of- fice, Washington. D.C. 20402. 660. A freshwater fish electro-motivator (FFEM)-iU characteristics and operation. By James E, Ellis and Charles C. Hoopes. November 1972, iii + U pp., 9 figs. 661. A review of the literature on the development of skipjack tuna fisheries in the cen- tral and western Pacific Ocean. By Frank J. Hester end Tamio OUu, January 1973. iii + 13 pp.. 1 fig. For sale by the Superintendent of DocumenU, U.S. Government Printing Of- fice. Washington. DC, 20402. 673. Abundance and distribution of inshore benthic fauna off southwestern Long Island, N.Y. By Frank W, Steimle. Jr. and Richard B. Stone. December 1973. iii + 50 pp., 2 figs., 5 appendix tables. 674. Lake Erie bottom trawl explorations. 1962-66. By Edgar W. Bowman. 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